Question 1

Is Walker Creek water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Walker Creek (PWS ID: VA1173783) has 72 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,135 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Walker Creek serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Walker Creek serves 1,135 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Marion or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,116 service connections. The operator address is listed in Marion, Virginia.

Question 3

What type of violations does Walker Creek have?

Accepted Answer

Walker Creek has 72 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 67 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Walker Creek water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Walker Creek under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Walker Creek use?

Accepted Answer

Walker Creek uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Walker Creek sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Walker Creek ranks #18,348 of 29,740 by people served, and #340 of 570 in Virginia. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Walker Creek's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Walker Creek has 72 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 34% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 66% of that cohort has fewer violations than Walker Creek. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	8	2022
TTHM	MR	8	2022
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	6	2023
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	3	2001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2001
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2001
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2001
Styrene	MR	2	2001
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2015
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2001
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001
Toluene	MR	2	2001
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2001
Benzene	MR	2	2001
Fluoride	MR	2	1999
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2001
Nitrate	MR	1	2001

Walker Creek

Walker Creek standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Walker Creek

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Cross-state systems near this population served